Beauty and personal care · County · Wisconsin
Nail salons in Eau Claire County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Eau Claire County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #291 of 1,328 scored counties
#16 of 32 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 18
- 4 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $44.3M
- On personal care products and services · $991 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 47% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 109,033
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Eau Claire County comes to about $44.3M a year: $991 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per salon, 47% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 18 nail salons on map listings in Eau Claire County as of September 2026. 4 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Eau Claire County classed as nail salons. That is one for every 4,473 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Another 27 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Eau Claire County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Eau Claire County is 64 (upper middle), #291 of 1,328 scored counties and #16 of 32 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Eau Claire County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the nail salons counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Eau Claire County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 4.4 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,473 | 5,332 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +35.2% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $991 | $1,007 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $74,546 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 55
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 184 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Eau Claire County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Eau Claire County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 109,033+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 44,726
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 638 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $74,546+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,242
- Median home value
- $261,000
- Jobs located here
- 60,899
- Daytime population
- 119,781Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dodge County, WI | 75 | 9 | 2.5 | $3.9M | −0.3% | #80 of 1,328 |
| 2Polk County, WI | 75 | 5 | 2.6 | $3.9M | +1.7% | #81 of 1,328 |
| 3Green County, WI | 72 | 5 | 3.2 | $3.2M | +0.5% | #121 of 1,328 |
| 4Dane County, WI | 71 | 143 | 5.7 | $1.9M | +4.9% | #139 of 1,328 |
| 5Walworth County, WI | 70 | 13 | 3.0 | $3.5M | +0.8% | #144 of 1,328 |
| 6Manitowoc County, WI | 69 | 6 | 1.7 | $5.5M | +0.4% | #158 of 1,328 |
| 7Columbia County, WI | 69 | 8 | 3.3 | $3.1M | −0.7% | #164 of 1,328 |
| 8Racine County, WI | 69 | 27 | 3.4 | $3M | +0.4% | #165 of 1,328 |
| 9Dunn County, WI | 69 | 6 | 3.4 | $2.8M | +1.7% | #167 of 1,328 |
| 10St. Croix County, WI | 68 | 16 | 4.3 | $2.7M | +4.7% | #188 of 1,328 |
| 16Eau Claire County, WI | 64 | 18 | 4.0 | $2.5M | +3.0% | #291 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Eau Claire County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
- Salons, barbers and spas36
- Hair salons36
- Barbershops56
- Nail salons64
- Spas and skin care39
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Eau Claire County, WI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 nail salons in Eau Claire County. 4 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts list 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Eau Claire County, WI spend on personal care products and services?
About $44.3M a year, or $991 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which nail salons share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,726 households in Eau Claire County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Eau Claire County, WI compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Eau Claire County has 4.0 nail salons per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.5M, 47% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Eau Claire County would have about 27, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,473 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Eau Claire County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Eau Claire County at 109,033 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,726 households. Median household income in Eau Claire County is $74,546, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Eau Claire County scores 64 for nail salons (upper middle), #291 of 1,328 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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